Jump Start 7and 8
Health and Physical Education
Published on 19. July 2007
Book
Mixed media product
336 pages
978-0-521-70156-3 (ISBN)
Description
Jump Start 7 & 8 is written specifically to reflect the content and values behind the Level 5 Victorian Essential Learning Standards for Health and Physical Education. This engaging text provides the appropriate balance between Health and Physical Education, and includes stimulating activities with strong links to other domains, particularly communication, thinking processes, interpersonal development and personal learning. This highly visual new text features: * A diverse range of fun, practical activities for individuals and groups that incorporate a range of learning styles * The most contemporary issues and up-to-date information available * In-depth coverage of key issues, including identity, relationships, food and nutrition, harm minimization, movement and manipulative skills and components of fitness * A user-friendly approach to using ICT * An electronic version of the textbook on the free student CD Additional Teacher CD and support is available.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-70156-3 (9780521701563)
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Other editions
New editions
Leanne Compton | Chrissy Collins | Sally Lasslett
Jump Start 7 and 8 Health and Physical Education Updated 2010
Book
05/2010
Cambridge University Press
€44.13
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Persons
Leanne Compton is a lecturer in Health and Human Development Education at Deakin University. She is President of the Home Economics Institute of Australia and National Delegate for the Home Economics Institute of Australia. She is also a presenter at numerous state, national and international conferences in health and home economics. She is involved in national curriculum development including writing health and home economics material. Chrissy Collins is a Health and Food Technology teacher at Greensborough College. She has written and presented professional development workshops for teachers on Health Education with a focus on ICT, multimedia, student motivation and engagement in the health classroom. Sally Lasslett has been teaching Health for over 10 years and currently teachers at Essendon Keilor College. She is an active member of VHETTA and regularly presents PDs through VHETTA on all aspects of Health, HHD and Food and Technology. She has also co-authored numerous VCE HHD and Food and Tech textbooks and revision texts. Arena Nilsson has over 10 years' experience teaching Health Education and VCE Health and Human Development. She currently teaches at Williamstown High School and is leader of the Health and PE Curriculum Area team. Donna Davies is an experienced PE teacher. She is currently VCE coordinator and teacher of Physical Education at Methodist Ladies' College and the previous Head of Physical Education. Catherine Murphy is a secondary Physical Education and Health teacher. She has taught at Genazzano F.C.J. College for eight years and in this time has held the position of Head of Sport. She has been an examiner for VCE Physical Education Units 3 & 4.
Content
Part I. Getting Personal - Exploring Health: Identity And Values: 1. Getting to know you; 2. What is health?; 3. Looking after your health; 4. All about you! Understanding personal identity; 5. Valuing values; 6. Influencing sense of right and wrong; 7. Valuing health; 8. Looking back; 9. Test your knowledge; Part II. An Amazing Journey - Changes, Relationships and Seeking Help: 10. The human lifespan; 11. Adolescence and culture; 12. Changes everywhere; 13. Social and emotional changes; 14. Accessing health resources; 15. Looking back; 16. Test your knowledge; Part III. Risky Business - Risks, Decisions and Health of Young People: 17. Health issues and concerns for young people; 18. Needs of young people; 19. Decision-making and risk-taking; 20. Harm minimisation; 21. Looking at sexual health; 22. Looking at drugs; 23. Looking back; 24. Test your knowledge; Part IV. Food Glorious Food - Understanding Food Needs, Issues and Choices: 25. Influences on food choice; 26. Topical eating issues; 27. Nutritional requirements across the lifespan; 28. Food selection models; 29. Nutritional information provided in product labels; 30. Looking back; 31. Test your knowledge; Part V. Skill it Up - Understanding, Developing and Refining Skills: 32. Skill classification and development; 33. Factors that affect skill development; 34. Information processing; 35. Fundamental motor skills; 36. Gymnastics; 37. Hockey; 38. Looking back; 39. Test your knowledge; Part VI. Out and About - Swimming and Outdoor Recreation: 40. Swimming; 41. Water safety; 42. Rules for swimming and water safety; 43. Rescue skills; 44. Survival skills; 45. Outdoor recreation; 46. Looking back; 47. Test your knowledge; Part VII. Why Get Physical? - Physical Activity and Fitness: 48. A changing world; 49. Physical activity; 50. Promotion of participation in physical activity; 51. Benefits of physical activity; 52. Physical fitness; 53. Components of fitness; 54. Fitness testing; 55. Looking back; 56. Test your knowledge; Part VIII. Be Your Best - Sports Performance and Behaviours: 57. Playing the game; 58. Strategy and tactics; 59. Analysing performance; 60. Sporting behaviours; 61. Communication; 62. Conflict resolution; 63. Diversity and individual differences; 64. Cooperation, teamwork and leadership; 65. Looking back; 66. Test your knowledge; Useful weblinks; Glossary; Index.